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Mexico · United States

Cancún vs Miami: cost, safety and weather compared (2026)

Every figure below comes from the same datasets for both cities, so the two columns are comparable.

Cancún and Miami compared on cost, safety, weather and size
CancúnMexicoMiamiUnited States
Daily cost, per personestimate
Budget$50$90
Mid-range$115$210
Luxury$240$450
Price level0.54× US (2025)1.00× US (2025)
US advisoryLevel 2Not rated
Best monthsJan, Feb, Mar and AprJan, Feb, Mar and Apr
Annual rain1,374 mm1,628 mm
Average high29.8 °C28.2 °C
Population889K487K
Time zoneAmerica/CancunAmerica/New_York

The short answer

Cancún is about 45 % cheaper per day than Miami, $115 against $210 (mid-range estimate). No US advisory was found for Miami; Cancún is at Level 2. In September, the daily average is 28 °C in Cancún and 28 °C in Miami.

Keep reading

City overviews

  • Cancún overview
  • Miami overview

Cost and safety in detail

  • Cancún trip cost
  • Is Cancún safe?
  • Miami trip cost
  • Is Miami safe?

Where they rank

  • Cheapest cities in North America
  • Safest cities in North America

Countries

  • All cities in Mexico
  • All cities in United States

Sources

  • GeoNames city database — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 14, 2026
  • Open-Meteo climate archive — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 21, 2026
  • World Bank price level and exchange rate — CC BY 4.0, data year 2025
  • US State Department travel advisories — public domain, fetched September 21, 2026

Dates are the most recent fetch across the cities on this page. Every sentence here is generated from the data by rule, with no AI writing; the formulas are public.